30 July 2007Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 68
Special Report

Zee TV edges closer to Star Plus
 The Hindi GEC leadership race heats up as Zee TV inches ever closer to frontrunner Star Plus.

 

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
In Cas areas, digital cable leads over DTH
Digital cable has stood firm ground against competition from DTH operators in the Cas pockets of Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata.

Filmy to ride on Rajnikanth wave, acquires non-Hindi movies
 Filmy to air 'Rajnikanth film festival' in August; acquires more non-Hindi films from the South, also eyes Bhojpuri movies.

Rediffusion bags Agency of the Year at Big Bang Awards

IMG to represent tennis player Yuki Bhambri

Span Communications bags Bee account

Havas achieves organic growth in revenue of 4.4%

Madhukar Kamath replaces Srinivasan Swamy as AAAI president

Godrej Interio associates with 'Potter' for promotion

TBWA\India appoints Anirban Sen as VP creative Delhi

Shemaroo to release 3D 'Bal Ganesh' film on Ganesh Chaturthi

YouTube to launch copyright protection software in Sept.

32 million next-gen DVD players to be sold in US by 2011

CBS to broadcast video gaming event for television

BBC makes TV shows available for free download

ESPN, MediaFlo, Verizon partner for mobile TV sports chnnl

Nielsen US launches video game measurement service

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (01/07/2007 to 07/07/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (01/07/2007 to 07/07/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
SAB
DD1
MAX
Star One

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Broadcasters may have to pay for advertisers' fault
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    PlanetM to enter VCD, DVD rental biz; to add 500 stores

    • Beverages add fizz to HUL’s net

    		• Upset with bottlers, Coke to bring Bonaqua
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Hi-tech accessories riding on buoyant luxury car market
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• BCCI's endorsement rights eclipse that of players
    		• Dabur to launch new brands
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Merchandising retail is set for a big boom
    		•  World’s top 100 brands worth trillion dollars, more than India’s total m-cap
    		•  Essel to clear all hurdles before its cricket league
    		• Harry Potter fans weave magic for Amazon
    		• GE’s new credit card to relieve carbon footprints
    		•  ‘Almost anything can be hawked on the Net’
    		• 25 and not so spry
    		•  Real estate catches the branding bug
    		• Videocon to foray into retail mall development
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• The road to shopping paradise is paved with big brand names
    		• ‘Ad’ded advantage
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Top 100 brands worth more than India's m-cap
    Source: Times Of India
      
    		•  Ban on innerwear ads to cost channels Rs 11 cr in revenue
    		•  Lowe, staff likely to bury the hatchet
    		• Made in India - the ad story
    		• Toying with books
    		• Dish TV all set to wheel out DTH services in cars, trains
    		•  Kraft to go solo for biscuits foray in India
    		•  Dominos to up retail presence
    		•  Eye-care major Care Group eyes foreign market
    		•  Amara Raja to launch FAT back-up batteries
    		•  Shalimar Paints plans to expand capacity
    		• Local brands flunk global test
    		•  Personal care, foods units soup up HUL June quarter
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		•  Swamy makes way for Kamath as new AAAI president
    		• ‘Nai Dunia’ launches fortnightly magazines ‘Sehat’ and ‘Spectrum’
    		• Concerned Communicator Awards deadline extended to Aug 25
    		• ‘Divya Bhaskar’ adds Kutch edition to conquer Gujarat
    		• IAMAI Click to Buy: Don’t ignore the offline aspect
    		•  IAMAI Click to Buy: Life after the last Harry Potter
    		• IB&W claims 50 per cent growth in billings
    		• Rediffusion DY&R, Bangalore, sweeps Big Bang Awards 2007
    		•  Mi Marathi to revamp programming, creative duties up for review
    		• Brand Curry wins Jagran Prakashan’s ‘I-next’
    		•  Hamdard to rejuvenate its brands, creative pitch soon
    Source: Agency Faqs
     
    International News
    		• Ford Prepares for Its Close-up
    		• FCC's Martin: Fairness Doctrine Dead
    		• Aegis Combines Carat USA, Fusion
    Source: Ad Week
     
    		• Hearst-Argyle TV Takes Political Hit, Gets Modest Boost
    		• Sprint, Google Vow To Make WiMAX Widespread By 2008
    		• EyeWonder Names Exec To Lead In-Stream Solutions
    		• ABC Likes To Tease: New Shows Get 'Dirty' Promos
    Source: Media Post
     
    		• Listerine Smiles Over New Teeth-Whitening Campaign
    		• To Stay or Go? Corporate Sponsors Rethink Athlete Endorsements
    		• VF Corp Spends $885M in Acquisitions, Opens New Brand Group
    		• Coke Names New Marketing Chief
    Source: Brand week
     
    		• Enormous floating condom advertisement for safe sex at Dutch rock concert
    Source: Yahoo.com
     
    		• Singapore Promising Brand Award gets a new name
    Source: Channel News Asia
     
    		• Clear Channel Profit Rises 19% on Outdoor Advertising
    Source: Bloomberg
    		• Undercover advertising for The Simpsons
    Source: ITV.com
     
    		•  On Advertising: Luxury gets less flashy

    Source: IHT

     
    		•  Cigarette firms await court ruling on advertising ban
    Source: ABS CBN
     
    		• UK govt and betting industry in dispute over advertising watershed - report
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• Papers losing real estate ads to online
    Source: Daily Times
     
    		• Wapple launches ad-funded mobile website creation, hosting and delivery
    Source: Digital Media Asia
     
    		• New Obama Web ads bash Clinton
    Source: MSNBC
     
    		• AlmostGolf's Point3 ad ranked among most viewed commercials
    Source: Worldgolf.com
     
    		• Car ads put downtown LA in the headlights
    Source: L A Times
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